Castro's Cuba
By: Charles W. Carey Jr., book editor
Contributors: Carey, Charles W
Series: History firsthand
Publisher: Greenhaven Press; Greenhaven
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Socialism -- Cuba; Cuba -- Economic conditions -- 1959-1990; Cuba -- Economic conditions -- 1990-; Cuba -- Economic policy; Cuba -- Social conditions -- 1959-; Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1959-1990; Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1990-; Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-198) and index
Table of contents: title: Castro takes command: Ideology of the early revolution / Fidel Castro; title: Castro enthralled Cubans with his oratory / Jose Luis Llovio-Menendez; title: Life in a political prison / John Martino; title: Building and defending socialism: Planning the economy by involving the people / Che Guevara; title: Repelling the Imperialist invaders / Orlando Castro Hidalgo; title: Relying on agriculture to boost the economy / Fidel Castro with Lee Lockwood; title: Taking a stand against Imperialism / Fidel Castro; title: Creating "Fidel's Utopia" / Andrew Salkey; title: Justice for all: Attending a people's court / Ernesto Cardenal; title: Improving the lives of minority women / Maria Antonia Carrillo; title: Combating racial discrimination / Elpidio de la Trinidad Molina, Jorge Molina, and Egipcia Perez; title: Surviving without Soviet aid: Taste of how most Cubans live / Carlo Gebler; title: From black marketeers to entrepreneurs / C. Peter Ripley; title: Making ends meet during the "Special Period" / Tony Mendoza; title: Young people express their disillusionment with socialism / Andrei Codrescu; title: Older people speak up for Fidel / Christopher Hunt